FREE January 2011 www.sandiegotroubadour.com Vol. 10, No. 4 what’s inside Welcome Mat ………3 Mission Contributors The Macaroni Club Brian Baynes Full Circle.. …………4 ’60 at 50 Recordially, Lou Curtiss Front Porch... ………6 Jazz Night at El Take It Easy Folding Mr. Lincoln Parlor Showcase …8 Michael Rennie Ramblin’... …………10 Bluegrass Corner Zen of Recording Hosing Down Radio Daze Stages Highway’s Song. …12 Robby Krieger Of Note. ……………13 The Heavy Guilt Christopher Dale Duo LaRé Skid Roper River City ‘Round About ....... …14 January Music Calendar The Local Seen ……15 Photo Page see it at Monica’s at the Park thru January, 1735 Adams Ave., University Heights JANUARY 2011 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR welcome mat RSAN ODUIEGBO ADOUR Come Together Alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, Tblues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news by Will Edwards about what I’m supposed to be doing MISSION CONTRIBUTORS photos: Bryan Heil with my music.” After years of develop - ing, producing, and promoting his own To promote, encourage, and provide an FOUNDERS alternative voice for the great local music that Ellen and Lyle Duplessie hen there’s a will there is a music, Aaron switched gears. “My thing is generally overlooked by the mass media; Liz Abbott way... In a town brimming is to help people,” he says. namely the genres of alternative country, Kent Johnson with creative artists of every As is the case with many an artist, Americana, roots, folk, blues, gospel, jazz, and W PUBLISHERS description, Aaron and Kate Bowen saw a Aaron found his hometown to have its bluegrass. To entertain, educate, and bring Liz Abbott way to bring these different creative voic - problems. “I’d complain about our local together players, writers, and lovers of these Kent Johnson es together – a motley band of graphic community a lot,” he says, grinning. forms; to explore their foundations; and to “Instead of complaining, I figured, ‘Well, expand the audience for these types of music. EDITORIAL/GRAPHICS artists, craftspeople, and musicians – and Liz Abbott they had the will to make it happen. They let me try to do something here.’” As a SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR, the local source for Chuck Schiele call it the Macaroni Club and once a solo performer, Aaron had previously alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, ADVERTISING month, inside the cozy chambers of organized a series of events that merged blues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news, Kent Johnson is published monthly and is free of charge. Monica’s café in University Heights, local the often-separate worlds of craftspeople, Letters to the editor must be signed and may be BUSINESS CONSULTANT residents and artists of various descrip - graphic artists, and musicians. The events edited for content. It is not, however, guaranteed Joanna Schiele tions mingle over coffee, listening to live were sporadic, but successful nonetheless. that they will appear. DISTRIBUTION music, and becoming acquainted. What It seemed like a recipe he could refine, All opinions expressed in SAN DIEGO Kent Johnson makes it especially rewarding is the sense and the Macaroni Club is a continuation TROUBADOUR are solely the opinion of the Dave Sawyer of community that arises here – and that of those early ideas. writer and do not represent the opinions of the Indian Joe Stewart Heading into 2011, the Macaroni Club staff or management. All rights reserved. Dan Long is no accident. There’s no sense of obliga - Paul Cruz tion or structure. It’s quite literally an will continue to engender values of com - ADVERTISING INFORMATION “open” house. munity involvement and creative Amanda Gardner does 2-minute portraits For advertising rates, call 619/298-8488, e-mail STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER [email protected], or visit www.sandiegotrou - Steve Covault I spoke to Kate, owner of her own exchange. One of the hallmarks that badour.com craft business, about her reasons for par - makes this event so original is that it is WEB MASTER SUBSCRIPTIONS are available for $30/yr. Will Edwards ticipating in these events (not only as an allowed to just happen. Rather than Send check payable to S.D. Troubadour to: organizer, but as an artist). She says she’d imposing a strict definition, the event is WRITERS San Diego Troubadour like to have more flexibility in her life to itself a kind of breeding ground for cre - Mike Alvarez P.O. Box 164 do her art. “I want to quit my job,” she ativity, so it’s always evolving. La Jolla, CA 92038 Peter Bolland Lou Curtiss says with an apologetic and excited smile. You can check out the next evolution of the WHERE TO FIND US Can’t find a copy of the Kate runs her own business called San Diego Troubadour? Go to Will Edwards Macaroni Club on Saturday, January 29th. www.sandiegotroubadour.com and click Eamonn Farrell Katrinkas Designs (www.katrinkas.com) The event is always held at Monica’s in on FIND AN ISSUE for a complete list of Paul Hormick and makes crafts including soap, jewelry, University Heights, 1735 Adams Ave., San Frank Kocher locations we deliver to. and custom accessories. She envisions Diego, CA 92116 and starts at 7pm sharp. SUBMITTING YOUR CD FOR REVIEW Jim McInnes making a living through her business If you have a CD you’d like to be considered for Terry Roland eventually, and the Macaroni Club offers Attendees enjoying the artwork Raul Sandelin review, please send two copies to: San Diego her an uncommon and valuable opportu - Troubadour, P.O. Box 164, La Jolla, CA 92037. Sven-Erik Seaholm José Sinatra nity to reach out to the community. There SUBMITTING A CALENDAR LISTING she can promote her skills and products. Email your gig date, including location, address, Steve Thorn and time to [email protected] by D. Dwight Worden But, that’s only part of the reason that she the 22rd of the month prior to publication. Cover photo: Dan Chusid supports the event. “Its social and good ©2011 San Diego Troubadour Cover design: Chuck Schiele [for business],” she says. When I attended the most recent event BRIAN BAYNES on December 9, musicians played all The San Diego Troubadour is dedicated to the memory of Ellen and Lyle Duplessie , night in a free-form concert style while whose vision inspired the creation of this newspaper. visitors surveyed the art and drank coffee Ni Bheid a Leithead Aris Ann in the main café. As one band packed up, another entered the stage and began set - ting up. Monica’s is designed with a cou - ple of alcoves off the café area and it is in by Eamonn Farrell these alcoves where art is shown and the artist talks about their creations. The San he San Diego Irish community and Diego Troubadour ’s own Liz Abbott was the local music scene lost an iconic also a featured artist at this month’s T figure, on December 19, with the Macaroni Club. Her business, Uncommon tragic and sudden passing of our dear Threads (www.uncommon-threads.com), friend Brian Baynes. specializes in fabric and thread art depict - Born in the beautiful seaside town of ing original packaging labels, postcards, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland on August and other vintage ephemera. 11, 1955, Brian, from an early childhood In the second alcove I met local artist had music in his veins. Shayna Yates. “I sell art and craft items. Since his first guitar lessons from his Brian Baynes Right now I’m doing custom drawings, friend Paul Fairclough, Brian very quickly too.” I spoke with her briefly to find out became an accomplished guitarist, and how she found out about the Macaroni from there started his musical career as a everyone he worked with in his profes - Club. “ I saw an ad on Craigslist and teenager, touring the country with many of sional recording studio, better known as called Kate and Aaron. This is the third the top showbands, from the Freshmen to Avoca Sound Studios. or fourth I’ve done. I skipped a few and modern day Bagatelle and featured many Brian’s portfolio of talent also includes they had one before that.” Shayna seems times as a very special guest of Stepaside. a brief encounter with the big screen as he unsure about doing an interview but He moved to the United States in 1980 got his own lines in James Cameron’s opens up about her reasons for attending. and lived in Miami, then Los Angeles, blockbuster movie Titanic , where he “It’s a community thing that brings before finally making his home here in San offered the captain of the ship a life jacket. together all kinds creative people,” she Diego. Only one thing in Brian’s life surpassed says. “Sometimes I make a few dollars He soon became a fixture on the local his love of music and that was his love of selling the art stuff.” In addition to this Irish music circuit, performing regularly at Jessica, his 13-year-old daughter. Along event Shayna contributes to events in the Blarney Stone, the Ould Sod, Hooleys, with his loving partner Rebecca, they nur - Balboa Park and elsewhere. “I have a the Harp, the Field, and many other ven - tured a passion for music and culture in website and I do other events pretty regu - ues including headline performances at the their daughter who is both an avid larly” she says as she watches the next annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish/Flamenco dancer and blossoming musician start their microphone check. Festival in Balboa Park over the past 25 guitarist. The apple didn’t fall far from the You can find out more about Shayna’s art years.